Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-06
is CAREER IN CALIFORNIA,
KISsANE'S HISTORY.
How That Interesting Gentleman Man
aged to Get Along.

How That Interesting Gentleman Man
aged to Get Along.
CLEVELAND, April 3.-The Leader will to.
morrow publish another interesting inst,ll.
meut of the story of Sidney c. Burton's at
tempt to run down Kissane. It says:
Every detail OF this case has been pre-
served in manuscript and is now in the
possession of the daughter Of Burton, Mrs.
Frances Fl. Bowman, of 95 State street.
The documentary evidence includes the
manuscript of book written by Burton
and voluminous correspondence with
persons interested in the case. A COM
plete story of Kissane's career has never
had been esta ablished for eight years, as
proprietor OF leather and wooden
warehouse. He conducted prosperous
business. Among his correspondents were
Filley & Chaplin, a leather firm located in
Cincinnati. In November 1851, he held
their notes for $2,5OO, and owned also
So, 200 for sheep skins which were stored in
their warehouse. On December 26, 1851,
he visited Cincinnati and found that the
firm had made an assignment. They were
succeeded by Lyman Cole. a man who was
subsequently arrested in New York on the
charge of having been implicated with Kis-
sane in a bank forgery. When Burton
asked for the payment of notes and the re-
turn of the sheep skins, he was informed
that he could
GO TO THE DEVIL
with the rest of the creditors. Capt. Cum
mings, who commanded the Martha Wash
ington, was an intimate friend of Cole and
Kissane and had an interest in the busi-
nsss. Burton learned they had purchased
the Martha Washington and were annoyed
over the unfavorable circumstances that
prevented her arrival. The vessel put in
an appearance at last and steamed out of
the city for New Orleans, with a heavy
in voice on board on January 6, 1852. It
was soon developed that the steamer and
cargo we're heavily insured. On Jan. IA,
1852
THE BOAT WAS BURNED
near Helena, Arkansas. Sixteen lives were
lost, and the value of the steamer was
Benton saw Adam Chaplin, of New York.
endeavoring to secure the payment of the
insurance policy for 100000, and was
satisfied that the burning OF the steamer
was an act OF incendiarism. He 'i6ed
the insurance company, and they refused
to pay.
THE coNsPIRAToRs
then sought to win Burton over. He says
in his manuscript they offered him 81 900
in addition to the Filley & Chaplin notes if
he would assist in securing the payment OF
the insurance. Then Burton resolved to
bring the criminals to justice. The In.
surapce Company refused to assist. him,
but he spent 5000 of his own money
and over $4,000 contributed by friend. |
During his pursuit of the gang he Travelled
l 3, 900 miles. He was constantly bounded,
harrassed, and even threatened by KissaHe |
and his friends. Two persons are aware
that emmissaries of Kissane were instru- !
mental in causing Bnftt,n's death in the |
summer OF 1855. He visited New York, !
and as had been the case throughout his !
travel in the United States and Canada his |
EVERY MOVEMENT WAS WATCHED
by Kissane. Early in the fall be became |
the victim OF a mysterious illness and re-
turned home. He fingered for months, hut |.
never recovered, dying on December II,
1855. The fact was established at the |
lime that kissane's friends had succeeded
n smuggling subtle poison into his food
nd his death resulted despite the efforts
9f all physicians tc we him. Mr.. Burton.
Turing his travels wrote boo. s'vjuGa de.
;ailed account OF the Gaze, bnt it was never
,ut into p!Igt, It was entitled